Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Canada
Canada: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Canada, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 12 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Canada peaked at 17 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1985.
Canada ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 17 | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 12 | -20.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +41.7% | 12 | 17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,670 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Canada?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Canada was 12 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1985.
- How does Canada rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.